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Old 03-11-2006, 04:47 PM   #1
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63 and semi-retired. Originally from Chicago with a retail background, but got into our industry back in 1971. Moved to Dowagiac, MI and had a business there for about 14 years (26 people) before moving to Naples, FL in '91. Sold my remodeling business here to my two sons in '99 and now specialize in small jobs (repairs and small remodels) and do a lot of work for condo associaoitns via their respective property management companies. Also do an occasional cunsulting gig.

While I can do almost anything, I would never be so brass as to consider myself a master carpenter, painter, electrician, dryaller, tile setter, etc. If anything, I'd consider myself pretty good at branding one's self and getting top buck for your services.


I've both gone broke ('81, and have been very successful (learned from my mistakes).

I charge for estimates, but don't call them "estimates" or "Proposals." I use the term SCA - Specification and Cost Analysis.

I found these forums accidentally a couple of days ago. I used to be a regular on the old Remodeling Magazine Online forums, and now generally ahng out on the JLC online forums.

Company name is "Construction Solutions Systems, Inc." wih a tag line of: "Professional Execution of Small Projects." I am not a handyman.

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Old 03-11-2006, 04:56 PM   #2
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Hello Sonny,

Welcome to the board. You found it.
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Old 03-11-2006, 08:49 PM   #4
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Welcome, I know your name and have read many of your posts on JLC over the last year. Personally I think the JLC forums are leaps and bounds above this one in terms of contractors with real experience, especially in regard to business sense.. I've never understood why there was such a diference, but glad to see some of the guys I have respected over there showing up here.
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Great to have you here Sonny, welcome!
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Old 03-12-2006, 12:57 AM   #6
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Thanks for the ""welcome" guys, and thanks for the compliment, Mike. After almost 34 years in this business, it is not only my resposibility, but an honor to contribute what ever I can to my brothers in battle - that is to get both the respect and monies that we deserve from the public.
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Old 03-12-2006, 12:25 PM   #7
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Personally I think the JLC forums are leaps and bounds above this one in terms of contractors with real experience, especially in regard to business sense.. I've never understood why there was such a diference, but glad to see some of the guys I have respected over there showing up here.
By the way, didn't want it to sound like an insult to Nathan, these forums are great and not to say JLC are better, only the difference in the knowledge pool. JLC has a very high percentage of very experienced and seasoned construction professionals, but lacks alot of traffic, contractortalk has a lot more traffic so to me the only thing missing from making contractortalk the hands down best construction forum on the internet is just the addition of more members such as Sonny. I'm happy to see guys like him here because it means the final missing piece of the puzzle is being filled in.
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Welcome to the site Sonny. Nice to have you here and enjoy.
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Sonny,
thanks for the e-mail.
Looking forward to your contributions here.
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thanks for the e-mail.
Looking forward to your contributions here.
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Old 03-13-2006, 02:22 AM   #11
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Welcome to our Contractortalk "Family".

It's always a pleasure to welcome a fellow (former) neighbor from Chicago!

Hope you enjoy the comraderie here! It's a great site!
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